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as in edges
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
a rug with a fancily embroidered border
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as in frontiers
a region along the dividing line between two countries
people who live on an international border get used to carrying a passport
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as in bounds
to serve as a border for
that velvet bordered the sleeves on this shirt, until it fell off
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Recent Examples of borders
Leila Cobo, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Core questions—borders, sovereignty, refugees—are deferred.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
In this small entryway, a traditional area rug featuring deep colors and tassel borders contrasts a modern stair runner for an eclectic vibe.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
Chosen by Fortune editors for their measurable impact, strategy reach, and capacity to shape the future, MPW Asia 2025 includes founders, CEOs, and other C-suite leaders whose influence crosses borders and industries.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Texas must prepare for a post-Trump presidency and protect our borders.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025
Advocates from well beyond its borders are getting involved, saying that what happens in the county has implications for the entire state.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2025
Beijing has long criticized Washington for exerting control beyond its borders through export rules that bar third-country companies from supplying China with chips made using American technology.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
There was also an irresistible aura about the home of English football that extended way beyond international borders.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
The cause of the investigation at the company, which borders Humphreys and Hickman counties, remains under investigation.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2025
The nonanswers have left Mueller torn about whether to sell his acreage, which borders the nuclear site.
—Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The prime minister of India, which borders Nepal, offered to provide additional resources amid the fatal flooding.
—Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Heavy rainfall was reported since Friday in the district, which borders India and is known for growing tea.
—CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Last week, multiple drones were seen over the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, which borders Denmark.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
In addition to being surrounded by storefronts and housing, the site borders the Green Line light rail station and the A Line bus stops along Snelling, key transit connections that were once expected to inspire commerce.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2025
In neighboring Germany, several drones were reported in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, which borders Denmark, from Thursday into Friday night.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
Peru’s cumbia family dynasty Grupo 5, Puerto Rico’s versatile Guaynaa, Argentina’s cuartetazo force Luck Ra, Puerto Rican merengue queen Olga Tañón and Cuba’s rising reparto sensation Bebeshito will discuss how their respective genres have the power to cross borders.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Core questions—borders, sovereignty, refugees—are deferred.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
In this small entryway, a traditional area rug featuring deep colors and tassel borders contrasts a modern stair runner for an eclectic vibe.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
Chosen by Fortune editors for their measurable impact, strategy reach, and capacity to shape the future, MPW Asia 2025 includes founders, CEOs, and other C-suite leaders whose influence crosses borders and industries.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Texas must prepare for a post-Trump presidency and protect our borders.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025
Advocates from well beyond its borders are getting involved, saying that what happens in the county has implications for the entire state.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2025
Beijing has long criticized Washington for exerting control beyond its borders through export rules that bar third-country companies from supplying China with chips made using American technology.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
There was also an irresistible aura about the home of English football that extended way beyond international borders.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
The Persian Gulf borders Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
The cause of the investigation at the company, which borders Humphreys and Hickman counties, remains under investigation.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2025
The nonanswers have left Mueller torn about whether to sell his acreage, which borders the nuclear site.
—Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The prime minister of India, which borders Nepal, offered to provide additional resources amid the fatal flooding.
—Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Heavy rainfall was reported since Friday in the district, which borders India and is known for growing tea.
—CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Last week, multiple drones were seen over the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, which borders Denmark.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
In addition to being surrounded by storefronts and housing, the site borders the Green Line light rail station and the A Line bus stops along Snelling, key transit connections that were once expected to inspire commerce.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2025
In neighboring Germany, several drones were reported in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, which borders Denmark, from Thursday into Friday night.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borders
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Here, though, the aggressive Blue Jays hitters are hammering the first hittable pitch from a staff that hates to nibble around the edges.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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In furniture, the revival of those slightly distant decades leans toward soft silhouettes, rounded edges and a low-slung vibe.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Designed to tackle one of the last frontiers of home robotics – efficient carpet care – the R2 uses advanced AI navigation to cover every corner of the home, promising to deliver a professional-grade clean with minimal human input.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Oct. 2025
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Here’s how that research, pioneered more than 40 years ago, has led to new frontiers in modern physics, as well as 2025’s Nobel Prize in physics.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
8 Oct. 2025
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Within moments, the rangy 29-year-old actor Harris Dickinson bounds down an exterior staircase and shakes my hand.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
2 Oct. 2025
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While the immediate retooling impacts the auto workforce across the state, the shifts also affect the international competition where experts think China and Europe are leaps and bounds ahead of American EV technology and adoption.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Sep. 2025
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There are allegations toilets have been left uncleaned, bins unemptied, and pitch perimeters worn and littered, with complaints made that there are not enough maintenance staff employed to maintain standards.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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These events underscore ongoing challenges in securing these bases, particularly when personnel bring personal weapons, mental health issues arise, or external assailants breach security perimeters.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Conclusion In conclusion, ServiceNow continues to be a leading software provider, with steady revenue growth, strong cash flow, and margins that many enterprise software competitors would envy.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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It’s aimed at weakening our collective, across-the-board sense of boundaries, the mutual adherence to limits that sports are supposed to teach.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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But Wimbledon fans formed a new club who are now back playing at their spiritual home at Plough Lane, and barring Chelsea, the others have — remarkably, in such a congested city — all found land to build new grounds within the boundaries of their rightful patch.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The lineup of dishes and sauces and combos verges on overwhelming; they’re presented in a mix of typefaces and colors, and punctuated by herky-jerky photo animations—a waving hand holding a soft-serve twist, spidery fingers with brass nail extensions used in the traditional Thai dance Fawn Leb.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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Enyedi has often made meditative cinema, but here her restraint in some sequences verges on suffocating.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Borders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borders. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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